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Two dead after helicopter crashes into Quebec lake

MONTREAL - The bodies of two men have been recovered from the frigid waters of a Quebec lake following a helicopter crash northeast of Ottawa. Provincial police divers pulled the bodies of the pilo...

Ion Geophysical appoints Jim Hollis COO

Imaging provider Ion Geophysical Corp. said Thursday its board appointed Jim Hollis as the company's chief operating officer. In a new position for the company, Hollis, 47, will report to Chief executive Bob Peebler and oversee...

Suit says Halliburton, KBR sickened Iraq base

A Georgia man has filed a lawsuit against military contractors KBR and Halliburton, saying they exposed everyone at the largest U.S. installation in Iraq to unsafe water and food and hazardous fumes from a burn pit.

China stocks weaken but Shanghai Electric surges

SHANGHAI, Dec 05, 2008 (Reuters via COMTEX) -- Most Chinese stocks fell slightly on Friday but Shanghai Electric Group soared as it listed in Shanghai, suggesting short-term speculators were active in the market. The Shanghai...

Granite Construction Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)

WATSONVILLE, Calif.----Granite Construction Incorporated today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable January 15, 2009 for stockholders of...

Worries About Energy Hit Oil Stocks (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

The hardest-hit stocks this session are the oil names, reacting to another sharp decline in the price of oil, and expectations that this trend could continue. Crude oil was down by $2.73 a barrel to $44.06 a barrel, after...

Bush Derangement Syndrome(There would be no cure with W. in the White House)

There would be no cure with W. in the White House I’ll organize my comments with reference to the distinctions I introduced yesterday, though the order will be different. Brand-name voting versus rational-analysis voting. What...

Oil drop and Schlumberger warning hits energy stocks

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. energy stocks took another beating on Thursday as oil and natural gas prices tumbled and analysts reeled in expectations for next year after a warning from the world's largest oil services company.

Stacy solves your winter style issues

Have a clothing crisis this season? Wondering how to belt your sweaters or tuck jeans into your boots? Have no fear. TODAY style contributor Stacy London tackles some of your burning fashion dilemmas.

BOOKS-US: Cloak-and-Dagger, Inc.

VANCOUVER, Canada, Dec 4 (IPS) - When Barack Obama visits the Virginia headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in the not-too-distant future, he might want to scan the room to see how many of them sport green badges,...

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